Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure)
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For the wooden roller coaster of the same name at Dorney Park, see Thunderhawk (Dorney Park). For other uses, see Thunderhawk (disambiguation).
Thunderhawk is an inverted roller coaster located at Michigan's Adventure amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan. Designed and built by Vekoma, the roller coaster originally debuted in 1998 as Serial Thriller at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio. It was renamed Thunderhawk in 2004 following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park. After Geauga Lake's permanent closure in 2007, Thunderhawk was dismantled and moved to Michigan's Adventure, where it reopened in 2008.
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Thunderhawk | |
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Previously known as Serial Thriller (1998–2003) | |
Michigan's Adventure | |
Park section | Timbertown |
Coordinates | 43.345208°N 86.37°W / 43.345208; -86.37 |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17) |
Cost | $10 million |
Geauga Lake | |
Coordinates | 41.35°N 86.276975°W / 41.35; -86.276975 |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09) |
Closing date | September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16) |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Inverted |
Manufacturer | Vekoma |
Designer | Peter Clerx |
Model | Suspended Looping Coaster (689m Standard) |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 109.3 ft (33.3 m) |
Length | 2,260.5 ft (689.0 m) |
Speed | 49.7 mph (80.0 km/h) |
Inversions | 5 |
Duration | 1:36 |
Capacity | 1,040 riders per hour |
Height restriction | 52–78 in (132–198 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. |
Fast Lane available | |
Thunderhawk at RCDB | |
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